State trivia
Periodic Table of Elements
Sports
Current Events
100
This state is the most densely population in the entire U.S., is the car-theft capital of the world, diner capital of the world, contains Edison's lab, and has the highest percentage of people living in urban areas (90%)
New Jersey
100
Who proposed the Periodic Table of Elements in 1869?
Dmitri Mendeleev
100
Where are the NBA team the Pelicans from?
New Orleans
100
The Russian ambassador to __________ was shot and killed in that country’s capital city
Turkey
200
This state produces the largest amount of maple syrup in the U.S., was the only state without a Walmart until 1996, is mostly employed by IBM, has the smallest state capital, was the first state admitted to the Union after the Constitution was ratified, and Rudyard Kipling invented snow golf there.
Vermont
200
H2SO4 so commonly known as
Sulfuric Acid
200
In 1995 this NFL team moved to Baltimore.
Browns
200
Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who shot and killed nine people at a black church in _____________, was found guilty on 33 counts of federal hate crimes.
Charleston, South Carolina
300
This state has an area rumored to house evidence of extraterrestrial visitors, is the first state where an atomic bomb was detonated, hosts the world's largest annual powwow, and is the green chili capital of the world.
New Mexico
300
Name all 6 noble gases.
Helium Neon Argon Krypton Xenon Radon
300
Name the 6 original NHL teams.
Rangers, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Blackhawks, Bruins, Red Wings
300
Former Texas governor Rick Perry was nominated to head the Department of _______ in the Trump administration.
Energy
400
This state's capital contains a functioning oil well, has the largest state population of Native Americans, used to be part of "Indian Territory" (as designated by Andrew Jackson in his Indian Removal Act), has an annual cow-chip throwing contest and a pecan festival, and experiences many tornadoes. It also contains a memorial for victims and survivors of a 1995 terrorist attack.
Oklahoma
400
Argentina is named after this element from its Latin name Argentum.
Silver (Ag)
400
In what city was Kobe Bryant born?
Philadelphia
400
The _____________(number) members of the Electoral College were set to make Donald Trump’s presidential win official on December 19th.
538
500
This is the only state in history to turn down the Olympics. It contains Mesa Verde national park. The cheeseburger was invented here. The name of the state means "red", and most of its land is at an altitude of 10,000 feet above sea level.
Colorado
500
What element has Atomic Number 15
Phosphorus
500
The champions of which of which two college football conferences play in the Rose Bowl.
Big Ten, PAC-12
500
Actor Alan Thicke, best known for his role as the dad in the hit 1980s sitcom “____________,” died of a heart attack at age 69.
Growing Pains
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